Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Eddy Current Suppression Ring

Add Date: March 16

Artist: Eddy Current Suppression Ring

Album: Rush to Relax

Label: Goner Records

Genre: Rock

Comments: Australian group Eddy Current Suppression Ring mixes excellent garage rock with some old-school punk stylings on Rush to Relax, their latest release. Energetic, slightly loose and unpolished, the record is a great throwback to earlier punk and garage days, that still manages to sound modern. Chalk it up to the sweet guitar (which sometimes gives off a twangy, surf-rock vibe) and standard almost-nasal, somewhat spoken, uncomplicated vocals held in place by traditional upfront drum rythms. Excellent record to get us all out of the winter blues, but if you don't trust me, check out Pitchfork's review (they gave the album a 7.5).

Note: the last 20 or so minutes of the record are ocean-noises, so perhaps don't play the final track or remember to fade it out.

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